Édgar Benítez

Édgar Benítez

Personal information
Full name	Édgar Milciades Benítez Santander
Date of birth	(1987-11-08) 8 November 1987
Place of birth	Repatriación, Paraguay
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current club	Cerro Porteño
Number	?
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2005–2007	Libertad	32	(2)
2008	→ Sol de América (loan)	37	(21)
2009–2011	Pachuca	85	(21)
2011-	Cerro Porteño	34	(9)
National team‡
2007	Paraguay U-20	?	(?)
2008–	Paraguay	22	(4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 March 2011. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 June 2010

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Benítez and the second or maternal family name is Santander.

Édgar Milciades Benítez Santander (born 8 November 1987), nicknamed Pájaro (bird) is a Paraguayan football forward. He currently plays for Cerro Porteño in the Paraguayan Primera División.

Career

Club

Benítez started his career in Club 12 de Octubre of Itaugua before moving to Libertad in 2005 where he won the Paraguayan 1st division tournament although he mostly played as a substitute. In 2008 he was signed by Sol de América and quickly established himself in the club, being one of the team's top goalscorers.

On 1 December 2008 it was announced that Benítez will play in the Mexican League for Pachuca CF. He made his debut with C.F. Pachuca on January 2 in the Interliga 2009, scoring his first goal with the club in the 4-0 win over Tecos UAG. He would end the tournament as the top goalscorer with 4 goals in 4 games, helping Pachuca obtain a spot in the qualifying round for the Copa Libertadores 2009.

Since 2009 he wasn't considered as a starter for Pachuca. He is mainly used as a substitute for every match. He has participated constantly in Pachuca's matches in Bicentenario 2010. On 20 February 2010 he started a match against Jaguares de Chiapas. He scored twice in this game and Pachuca secured a 2-2.

National team

Due to his good performances with Sol de América he was called for the Paraguay national football team and had a good debut, playing in his first 2010 World Cup qualification match against Peru in which Paraguay won 1-0.

International goals

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	1 April 2009	Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, Ecuador	Ecuador	1-1	1-1	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.	21 December 2011	Estadio La Portada, La Serena, Chile	Chile	1-1	3-2	Friendly Match
3.	15 February 2012	Estadio Feliciano Cáceres, Luque, Paraguay	Chile	1-0	2-0	Friendly Match
4.	22 February 2012	Estadio Feliciano Cáceres, Luque, Paraguay	Guatemala	1-0	2-1	Friendly Match

Honours

Libertad

• Paraguayan Primera División (2): 2006, 2007

Pachuca

• CONCACAF Champions League (1): 2009–10

External links

• Profile at BDFA
• Édgar Benítez at National-Football-Teams.com
• Édgar Benítez stats at Medio Tiempo.com (Spanish)
• Neuchâtel Xamax#Current squad